Emotional Ben Askren speaks from hospital bed: 'It was like I got to have my own funeral' Story by Nolan King, MMA Junkie • 1w. Ben Askren feels like he's attended his own funeral – but he hasn't.

Former U.S. Olympic wrestler and UFC fighter Ben Askren shared an emotional update Wednesday, for the first time since undergoing double lung transplant surgery. Askren developed pneumonia ...

Askren, 40, suffered a staph infection and contracted pneumonia before being rushed to hospital to be put on a ventilator in critical condition and receive a life-saving double lung transplant.

UFC fighter and former Olympic wrestler Ben Askren is sharing an update after being hospitalized with severe pneumonia.. In a video filmed from his hospital bed and shared via Instagram on ...

Ben Askren, the former UFC and MMA star, opened up about "only dying four times" as he detailed his health battle in a video from his hospital bed.

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Jake Paul defeated Ben Askren by TKO. Getty Images for Triller. Amy, who has been married to Askren since 2010, revealed in late June that he received a new set of lungs and underwent a successful ...

Former mixed martial arts fighter Ben Askren received a double lung transplant, his wife said on Monday, June 30, after being hospitalized with 'severe pneumonia' weeks earlier.

Former UFC fighter Ben Askren has received a double lung transplant in an encouraging update following his initial hospitalization more than three weeks ago. In a Facebook post shared Monday ...

Former UFC fighter Ben Askren’s wife, Amy, revealed that her husband received a double lung transplant. Askren has been in the hospital being treated with a severe case of pneumonia for several ...

Former UFC fighter Ben Askren is recovering from a double lung transplant, his wife said on Monday. Askren had been in hospital with severe lung damage caused by a sudden bout of pneumonia during ...

Ben Askren feels like he's attended his own funeral – but he hasn't. He's still alive. And not only that, he's now talking. In an emotional video posted to his social media account Wednesday ...